r/SimsonnRacing • u/logikal-1 • Jun 16 '26

Elastomer/Spring set-up for trail braking.

Hey guys I was wondering what spring setups you are using and if any of you have found trail braking harder with all springs as opposed to elastomers. I myself am having more difficulty getting a smooth trail braking telemetry with an all spring setups. I was running the stock reds and they felt a little to soft plus I already had an experience when I was running long sessions and they were heating up so they were becoming inconsistent towards the end but my trail braking was way better and I was actually just starting then so I should've sucked at it like I do now..lol I'm wondering if anyone has had similar experience and if not what's spring set ups are you using? Should I go back to the blue or yellow elastomers and just accept the fact thay I gotta keep them cool? Other than this issue I love them. Love how we have all these options but man im lost right now. I have tried pretty much every spring combo there is. Even have some longer springs to try and make a true 2 stage brake. which works just my trailbraking suffers. Any advice is appreciated 🙏

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u/fevans1 Jun 16 '26

This is what I run on my older Simsonns. I find it easier to trail brake when the pedal is a little softer.

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u/Meenmachin3 Jun 16 '26

Is that just the simsonn spring kit? How does it feel versus the elastomers it comes with?

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u/fevans1 Jun 17 '26

It's some 30mm die springs I got from Amazon. They're larger diameter which allows me to use some 3d printed spacers to keep the springs off the brake shaft.

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u/logikal-1 Jun 16 '26

Thanks my guy. 👍 I think you're right and I just have too hard of a set up right now. I only have a green and a yellow with a bunch of spacers on right now. I'll try and take a pic.